The man, who says in the ad that he is in his mid-20s, claims that he has no time to date and is looking for a homeless woman of any race who is under the age of 25. In his words, “any older than that and you’ll come with an attitude and blame me for your situation.....!!”

While U.S. Census numbers show a 50-50 balance between men and women in both Ector and Midland counties, the figures don’t reflect a reality where many oilfield workers are put up in hotels and leave town on their week off.

I, for one, was warned when I got here: “Good luck finding someone. The women here are either engaged or married.” While the dating situation may be a bit difficult, I wouldn’t go so far to say that it is bad enough to post a similar Craigslist ad. Maybe I’d have a different opinion if I worked in the oilfield.